 | E.J. Dionne, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Kayla Meltzer Drogosz - 2004 - 260 sivua
...the moral character of citizens—that government should be neutral toward religion generally. "And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift of God?" Thomas Jefferson asks in his Notes on the State of Virginia. 2 Indeed, the separation... | |
 | John Ernest - 2004 - 452 sivua
...document. In his Notes on the State of Virginia, Jefferson worries about the effects of slavery and writes, "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country... | |
 | William J. Federer - 2004 - 180 sivua
...is engraved on the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC: "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? "That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my... | |
 | R. B. Bernstein - 2004 - 258 sivua
...denounced the institution in harsh, bitter terms. In Query XVIII, "Manners," he exploded in despair: And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country... | |
 | Rufus Burrow - 2003 - 244 sivua
...Virginia, he nervously pondered the fate of a nation that denied basic rights to any of its citizens: And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country... | |
 | Gesa Mackenthun - 2004 - 252 sivua
...speculates on the destruction of morals brought about by the peculiar institution and concludes: And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country... | |
 | William F. Jr Cox - 2004 - 558 sivua
...Thomas Jefferson also reflected on this matter: "Can the liberties of a nation be sure when we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of...these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God is just..."... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 2004 - 318 sivua
...true, that of the proprietors of slaves a very small proportion indeed are ever seen to labor. And can the liberties of a nation be -thought secure, when we have removed their •-• £5 , only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the... | |
 | Carol Rae Wakely - 2005 - 100 sivua
...true, that of the proprietors of slaves a very small proportion indeed are ever seen to labor. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated, but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just:... | |
 | Martha Zoller - 2005 - 209 sivua
...the pendulum should never topple the scales of Lady Justice. CHAPTER SIXTEEN Religious Freedom And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when...these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just:... | |
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And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? 
